Definitely getting “stir crazy” and ready for another big walk. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for another six month trip like last year’s walk along the E4, but I need some more adventures. So, as well as tidying up E4 notes and photographs, doing a bit of baby minding, I’ve spent the winter putting on weight and planning trips for next year. I now have a schedule that takes me from the end of February through to October.
The first trip takes me back to Andalucia and four days hard walking along the GR48 Sendero de Sierra Morena. The GR48 goes west to east from Barancos, just inside Portugal, and through to Santa Elena on the eastern side of Andalucia. The total distance is 581 kilometres and over four days I’ll be doing the first 160 or so, starting at Encinsola, the first “stop” inside Spain, and finishing at Cazalla de la Sierra. I’ll be walking with Juan Holgado, the No 1 Spanish walking expert, and the mad 40 kilometre a day schedule has been set by him - just hope I can keep up.
If I have any energy left at the end of each day I’ll try and blog but will definitely be writing the trip up when I get back. In the meantime, if you’re interested in the walk than go and have a look at the GR48 Sendero de Sierra Morena website, really good, lots of detailed information including a GPS trail and everything you need to plan your own trip. Really nice people as well. I left a comment on their Facebook page and they came straight back offering to send me English language versions of their Topoguides.
